[sally]

That makes sense.. I guess we all know our parents well enough to be able to tell if they could handle the responsibility or whether they'd want to or what.

But I would always assume that an older person (late 50s/early 60s) would just not want to be bothered with taking care of a newborn on a daily basis, especially because the last time they did it was probably like decades ago.. mostly it's a patience issue. Personality type definitely is a big indicator in this sort of thing.